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Raul Castro speaks in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1 January 2009
Cuba marks 50 years of revolution
Cuba celebrates the 50th anniversary of its revolution but economic difficulties mean the festivities are subdued.
Cuba's economic challenges
In pictures: Cuba anniversary
Cuba marks revolution

David Hicks was returned home to Australia and is now free of controls Australia could refuse detainees
Australia will probably reject a US request to take in prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention centre, the acting PM says.

Robert Aragon appears in court in Shoshone, Idaho, 29 December 2008 US father charged over snow death
The father of an 11-year-old Idaho girl who froze to death in a Christmas Day snowstorm is charged with murder.


FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Old car In pictures
Cuba today 50 years after Fidel Castro's revolution
Somali al-Shabaab militia at a military training camp outside Mogadishu Covert failure
Islamists unbroken despite Ethiopia's US backing
Miguel Castillo Exiles' stories
Five Cubans in Miami explain why they left the island

MORE FROM AMERICAS
Obama rejects Senate replacement
Hudson accused appears in court
Pinochet-era 'disappeared' found
Iraqi-Canadian 'spied for Saddam'
Mood amongst US consumers worsens
Jazz giant Freddie Hubbard dies
BUSINESS
US offers $6bn bail-out for GMAC
US consumers cut their spending
US new home sales at 17-year-low
CUBAN REVOLUTION AT 50
Cuba at the crossroads?
The black market housing boom
Cuba's economic challenge
Visiting Castro's hideout
Cuba's new generation

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FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Barack Obama addresses his victory rally in Grant Park, Chicago, 4 November 2008 Rollercoaster ride
The twists and turns of an historic US election year
Whisky bottles in a Caracas liquor store Top tipple
Will Venezuela's love of whisky fade as times get tough?
iPhone Valley view
How Silicon Valley sees 2009 panning out for technology

OTHER TOP STORIES
Brazil embraces spelling reforms
Venezuela slashes US dollar quota
No Woman No Cry 'songwriter' dies
Record stock market falls in 2008
North Korea message is mild on US
Grim details of Columbia disaster
Microsoft Zune affected by 'bug'
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MATT FREI'S WASHINGTON DIARY
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SPORT
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